There are 11 ways to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
6h 48m£96–259Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MXP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 51m£54–156Train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 25m£224–599Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
29h 5m£79–224Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bellinzona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
18h 21mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIN - EDI
7h 57m£73–203Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BGY - EDI
8h 25m£71–238Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MXP - EDI
7h 4m£62–158Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 5m£252–656Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bellinzona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
19h 17m£260–387
Bellinzona to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £60 - £160 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs £95 - £260.
No, there is no direct train from Bellinzona to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bellinzona and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Bellinzona and Edinburgh is 890 miles.
The best way to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 15h 25m and costs £220 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bellinzona to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Bellinzona to Edinburgh is to train which takes 15h 25m and costs £220 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £230 and takes 29h 5m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Bellinzona. It is currently 3:16 PM in Bellinzona and 2:16 PM in Edinburgh.
Bellinzona to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf station.
What companies run services between Bellinzona, Switzerland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bellinzona to Edinburgh Waverley via Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bellinzona to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and London Victoria in around 29h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
Train from Bellinzona to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £70–100
- 2nd Class
- £55–80
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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